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old rider - new hip
Johnwebley:
No problem,
It's so much better,
No pain as you swing your leg over,
Great improvement,
Should add another 50 years to your riding,
Be advised, the success of your recuperation depends on the amount of work and exercise you do before and after the replacement,
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McCabe-Thiele (Ted):
The consequences if you are involved in an accident are much higher if you have large pieces of metal in your body.
As a teenager I had a 18" pin inside my femur called a Kuntescher Nail I was advised in the strongest possible terms to not ride a bike until it was removed as I could loose my leg if I had a similar accident. A year or so later I had it removed when the bone had fully healed.https://www.google.com/search?q=kuntscher+nail&rlz=1C1CHZN_enGB938GB938&oq=kunt&aqs=chrome.3.69i57j46i512j35i39j0i67l2j0i67i433j46i512j0i512l2j46i512.10020j0j15&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8
It was 2 years before I rode a bike again - with a hip replacement it could shatter the bone at the top of the joint where the steel section is fitted. Life is about managing risk as you get older so unless you are Barry Sheene and its your living I would take the advice of the Orthapedic Surgeon and follow it.
Johnwebley:
I had a K nail fitted about 72,
Taken out later,
It's upstairs in the back bedroom,
A personal keep sake
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Nurse Julie:
--- Quote from: McCabe-Thiele (Ted) on March 11, 2022, 10:19:50 AM ---The consequences if you are involved in an accident are much higher if you have large pieces of metal in your body.
It was 2 years before I rode a bike again - with a hip replacement it could shatter the bone at the top of the joint where the steel section is fitted. Life is about managing risk as you get older so unless you are Barry Sheene and its your living I would take the advice of the Orthapedic Surgeon and follow it.
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Yes, it's like everything we do, it's a risk but you could also trip over and break the other hip. I've never met a Consultant yet that has said anything other than 'lead your normal life to a level you feel happy and comfy with'. The aim of the surgery is to, at the least, maintain your current mobility and quality of life and at best, enhance your mobility and quality of life.
McCabe-Thiele (Ted):
--- Quote from: Johnwebley on March 11, 2022, 10:29:44 AM ---I had a K nail fitted about 72,
Taken out later,
It's upstairs in the back bedroom,
A personal keep sake
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I kept mine for a decade - lost with my briefcase during my divorce in 1970s.
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